Neuschwanstein and Hoheschwangau

This weekend we went to Schwangau  to go see famous castles like Neuschwanstein.  We also went on a big mountain which is called the Tengelberg. We took a big cable car up and a cable car down. On top of Tengelberg  there was a restaurant and a balcony where people sit to get a tan and enjoy life - like on the beach where they love to relax. At the very top of the mountain there was a cross like you see in churches. We were going to climb all the way up but it was too long. Then to end Saturday we went to go see a very tiny castle and  it was called Hohes Schloss and it was in a small town called Fussen . It only took us ten minutes to look everywhere. Sunday we went to the Hoheschwangau castle which was right behind our hotel. It was closer than we thought but it was high. My sister counted 106 steps from our hotel to the castle.  This castle was my favorite because we had an english tour guide and we were the only ones with the tour guide. Everything is so different from our houses inside the castles like the plumbing. The water running off the mountain was going so fast they ran it through the castle for the flush. Also this castle was built on top of an old fortress. After this castle we went to the famous castle of all which is the Neuschwanstein and what mostly everyone calls the cinderella castle because this is what Disney world copied off of for cinderella's castle but this one was the real one.  This castle is in the mountains and it would take 45 min to walk so we took the carriage to the castle that was 20 min long but it was better than walking. Inside we had a english tour as well but with about 30 people. They had strange rooms like a cave room for the king himself, King Ludwig the second  This castle was amazing. After the long day seeing beautiful things we took the train home -  back to Munich. It was a long day. 

Busiest Weekend Yet

It is the 3rd Monday here and we just had the busiest weekend ever.  Saturday: At 7:00 AM we had to get up to catch our train to Salzburg, Austria. It was the second country we have visited. In the previous weeks we had been learning about Mozart and we wanted to visit his house in Salzburg. We saw beautiful churches and the inside of Mozart's house. After we saw everything, we went on a carriage ride around the city. It was so cool because our tour guide could talk English and could tell us about everything we wanted to know - like Mozart was 35 when he died.  Sunday: We went to church (which was in German) and it is the biggest church I ever saw compared to Cherry Hill. After church we went to Olympia Park which is where the Olympics were held about 20 years ago. It was so beautiful and it had many hills to slide down and they had trampolines and a swimming place and soccer fields and miniature golf - and it was so amazing. After lunch we crawled home. It was a tiring weekend. 

TierPark (the Zoo)

 yesterday was so much fun. we went to the german zoo which smelled bad and some animals looked like they were sick. they had things i never saw in my life.  the u.s zoo is nicer and better and bigger than this. some animals look sick but rest looked very insteresting. the monkeys, the seals, the lions, and the mighty rhinoserous.   but the poor polar bears look like they were sick. here is a tapir which is like a ant eater/ panda/armadillo.

long walk

Yesterday was so tiring. we walked 5 miles. We went to a crepe bakery for lunch which was very interesting. After that we went to the gummiebear store which was all made of gummy stuff. All our 3 pound gummiebears will be gone in a week. It's the best gummy bears I ever had . Then a long walk to the english garden to go to the Isar river for my sisters river project. After that we walked all the way to the Maximillineum (in the picture). For that whole night we were zonked. I think the best part was when I went into the 1st church  that had a huge picture painted on a wet paste wall which is called a fresco. I hope next time we take breaks in between.

-Devon

We get to try a lot of new foods here. Yesterday we had a chocolate bagel and Dragon fruit. There are a lot of foods here I wish they had at home like kinder eggs and other chocolate.

settling in

We finally settled in our apartment and it looks very cool. The apartment was made along time ago so the steps look medieval times and the closets and fireplaces look like antiques. We ride the U-bahn (the sub way) mostly everywhere when it would be a mile to walk, like to the big main food stores and to go see castles. It's strange but they only have little cars that only 2 people can fit in. So far I only saw 2 mini vans that were not taxi's. Please give me comments on my blog every day.  See you there! - Devon

Hello Kinders

Hello kinders and adults. Welcome to my 1st blog posting. Sorry about the delay. We had wireless problems at the apartment. Most of the people here are my schoolmates so hi. Its Monday here in Germany and its nightime so you are probably still in school. Today was 1st day of Linda school and then we went shopping as usual. That’s all for today. See you tomorrow.

First Few Days

Hi everyone - We arrived a few days ago and everything is great but we don't have an internet connection in our apartment yet so I can't start blogging for a few more days.  I'll write more soon. Guten Tag!